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Challenging racial ‘scholarship.’
Not too long ago, in the, not-so-distant past, hell had no fury like that directed at, American academics who dared to teach the lie that Blacks were genetically less intelligent than whites.
June 17, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Southern University officials resist one-board-for-all plan
BATON ROUGE, LA Southern University’s separate management board is safe for now, but college administrators aren’t sure it will survive.
June 17, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Clergy and deans say black colleges need black churches
Washington When a small group of spirited clergy, Black-college presidents, deans and community leaders came together for an early morning session at the national conference of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) on a recent Saturday morning, they did more than pray and render hearty amens.
June 17, 2007
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Common cents: what educators won’t tell you about managing personal debt
What Educators Won’t Tell You About Managing Personal Debt
June 17, 2007
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Texas case not binding in U.S – affirmative action programs in college admissions
States must not abandon long-held practices on affirmative action because of a recent court decision in Texas, the U.S. Education Department (ED) says.
June 17, 2007
Students
The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni – book reviews
I like to bring Nikki Giovanni’s poetry into my poetry workshops, especially the “Beginning Poetry Workshop.” I have a number of good reasons. The first is what her biographer, Virginia Fowler, tells us is Giovanni’s “single most important achievement,” which is “(t)he development of a unique and distinctive voice.”
June 17, 2007
Latinx
Washington update – 1996 budget agreements for minority students
Final ’96 Budget Pact Preserves Some Education Programs A final 1996 budget agreement hammered out by the White House and Congress provides for a Pell Grant increase and protects a number of high-priority programs for disadvantaged students.
June 17, 2007
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Risk & reward: teleconference focuses on retirement plan needs of higher education professionals
WASHINGTON Whether retirement is rapidly approaching or an unimaginable distance down the career path, higher education professionals should act quickly and aggressively to understand and plan for their post-career financial needs.
June 17, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Retirement planning: the easy way
Retirement. A time to retreat from the troubles of the world to a life of rest and relaxation. Right? Well, not necessarily.
June 17, 2007
Latinx
Beyond brutality – scholars say repeated beatings born in hate and police culture
After an 80-mile chase, the blows to the body began almost immediately. The Riverside, CA, sheriffs repeatedly beat a defenseless Mexican citizen on the side of a freeway in Los Angeles County. The blows continued even after the man was down. Then, the same officer turned his riot stick on a woman passenger. She was dragged from the truck.
June 17, 2007
Students
Du Bois revisited – W.E.Burghardt Du Bois, well attended tribute features new documentary, comments on ‘Philadelphia Negro’ reissue
PHILADELPHIA Some 500 persons gathered recently at the University of Pennsylvania to celebrate the life and scholarship of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, and to view a new film chronicling his contributions to American scholarship. Du Bois, connection to the university is a notable one. It was there, in 1896, where he was commissioned to gather data for a study that resulted in the classic work, “The Philadelphia Negro.”
June 17, 2007
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Academic theater: on the road with Cornel West, Henry Gates and SRO crowds – Standing Room Only, Henry Louis Gates Jr
Washington If the assertion, popular among mainstream writers, is true that the age of public intellectualism is dead, no one told the growing number of Black scholars and their rapidly growing non-campus following.
June 17, 2007
Native Americans
Search For New UND President Needs American Indian Voice
BISMARCK, N.D. The president of United Tribes Technical College says the committee searching for a new University of North Dakota president should include an American Indian.
June 17, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Best & Brightest: Give Up? No Way
At one point during graduate school at Norfolk State University, Michelle Happer, who was working two jobs and caring for a paralyzed son, came across a book that seemed to speak directly to her: Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?
June 17, 2007
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Ethnic studies more timely than ever
The most active, the most public, and possibly the most sustained discourse on race and ethnicity in the university has come from those in ethnic studies.
June 16, 2007
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Long Time Coming: An Insider’s Story of the Birmingham Church Bombing That Rocked the World. – book reviews
Elizabeth Cobbs/Petric Smith’s “Long Time Coming” is an important work because it vividly reminds us of America’s racial legacy and who the real victims of racial oppression have been.
June 16, 2007
Faculty & Staff
An equation for equity – Maryland’s Prince George’s County – includes related article on Equity 2000
Maryland teenager Tiffanee Snow has been studying algebra since she began attending Forestville High School last fall. At first, she couldn’t stand algebra. Now, she’s making As. Snow credits the innovative teaching style of her math teacher for her success. She especially likes the team approach to classwork.
June 16, 2007
Latinx
Reaching out, but in which direction? – academic outreach programs – includes list of MESA USA members
When early academic outreach programs were first created and took aim at reaching out to students of color, the initial idea was to inspire and motivate students to prepare for college in a general way.
June 16, 2007
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